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Egyptianizing figurines from Delos : a study in Hellenistic religion / by Caitlín E. Barrett.

By: Barrett, Caitlín E
Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.Description: xix, 731 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9789004207974ISSN: 0166-1302Subject(s): Terra-cotta figurines, Hellenistic -- Greece -- Delos Island | Cults -- Greece -- Delos Island | Delos Island (Greece) -- Religion | Egypt -- Religion -- Influence
Contents:
Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade -- Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos -- Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptian coroplasts on Delos -- The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos -- A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos -- Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Greece and Rome Shelves Terracottas: Sites: DEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 27723
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves MF.BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000214554
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliography (p. [621]-700) and indexes.

Introduction : Egyptianizing cult at a crossroads of Hellenistic trade -- Fabric analysis : evidence for the local origins of the majority of Egyptianizing figurines on Delos -- Manufacturing techniques, technological style, and the question of Egyptian coroplasts on Delos -- The eye of the sun and the inundation of the Nile : evidence for Egyptian theology on Delos -- A contextual analysis of the finspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing terracotta figurines on Delos -- Conclusions : syncretic theology in household cult.

Text in English.

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